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Woodend is in Macedon Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3442, with population 6,732.
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The local employment base leans toward healthcare and professional services. Local taxable income moved +1.6% year-on-year in the latest ATO series. VIC employment is up +0.9% year-on-year (+33K jobs) and +13.9% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
VIC has 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 3 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Woodend is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Macedon Ranges local government area (postcode 3442). With a population of 6,732, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
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Woodend is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Macedon Ranges local government area (postcode 3442). With a population of 6,732, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Woodend is $868,000, having dropped significantly 10.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $624,000 (-10.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Woodend is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1107, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Macedon Ranges LGA is moderate at 4,801 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Woodend offers a gross rental yield of 3.1%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($868K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -10.1% year-on-year.
Woodend is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Macedon Ranges local government area (postcode 3442). With a population of 6,732, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Woodend is $868,000, having dropped significantly 10.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $624,000 (-10.2% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $520. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Woodend is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1107, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Macedon Ranges LGA is moderate at 4,801 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Woodend offers a gross rental yield of 3.1%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($868K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -10.1% year-on-year.